Dunn-Edwards Essential Brown (DE 6203) Paint Color

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Color Name

Essential Brown (DE 6203)

Hex Color Code

#7D6848

RGB Color Code

RGB(125, 104, 72)

CMYK Values*

0.0%, 16.8%, 42.4%, 51.0%

Color Family (Hue)

Brown

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#7D6848 Essential Brown (DE 6203) Paint Dunn-Edwards - Color codes and meaning | Matching colors and paints

About Essential Brown (DE 6203) color - its meaning and example

What color is Essential Brown (DE 6203)?

Essential Brown (DE 6203) color belongs to the Brown color family (hue). The hexadecimal color code(color number) for Essential Brown (DE 6203) is #7D6848, and the RGB color code is RGB(125, 104, 72).

In the RGB color model, Essential Brown (DE 6203) has a red value of 125, a green value of 104, and a blue value of 72. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 0.0% cyan, 16.8% magenta, 42.4% yellow, and 51.0% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 36.2° (degrees), 26.9 % saturation, and 38.6 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, Essential Brown (DE 6203) has a hue of 36.2° (degrees), 42.4 % saturation and 49.0 % brightness/value.

Essential Brown (DE 6203) is cool or warm?

The color Essential Brown (DE 6203) is a warm color.

What is the LRV of Essential Brown (DE 6203)? (For interior and product design)

Essential Brown (DE 6203) has an LRV of nearly 14.7. By LRV value, it is a dark color.

Light Reflectance Value (LRV) is a measure of how much visible light is reflected off a surface. It is a number on a scale of 0 to 100, with 0 being pure black and 100 being pure white. The higher the LRV, the more light the color reflects and the lighter it will appear.

Dark Color

Essential Brown (DE 6203)

LRV 14.7

Light Color

Compare LRV 14.7 of Essential Brown (DE 6203) with dark and light color

LRV is important to consider when choosing paint colors for a room, as it can affect the overall brightness and mood of the space. Lighter colors with higher LRVs will make a room feel more spacious and airy, while darker colors with lower LRVs will create a more intimate and cozy atmosphere.
LRV value 14.7 puts Dunn-Edwards Essential Brown (DE 6203) paint color in the darker category.

Darker colors: Darker colors have lower LRV numbers because they absorb more light than they reflect. This means that they will make a room feel darker and smaller.
Lighter colors: Lighter colors have higher LRV numbers because they reflect more light than they absorb. This means that they will make a room feel brighter and more spacious.

Color Codes - Color Space Conversions

Essential Brown (DE 6203) (Paint - Dunn-Edwards) color codes / color number / color space conversions - HEX, RGBA, CMYK, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB

HEX #7D6848

Hex triplet: #7D6848
Red: 7D
Green: 68
Blue: 48

RGBA / RGB rgb(125, 104, 72)

Red: 125 (49.0%)
Green: 104 (40.8%)
Blue: 72 (28.2%)
Alpha: 1 (100.0%)

CMYK

Cyan: 0.00%
Magenta: 16.80%
Yellow: 42.40%
Key: 50.98%

HSL hsl(36.23deg, 26.9 %, 38.6 %)

Hue: 36.23°
Saturation: 26.90 %
Lightness: 38.63 %

HSV / HSB

Hue: 36.23°
Saturation: 42.40 %
Brightness / Value: 49.02 %

RYB ryb(115, 131, 108)

Red: 115 (45.0%)
Yellow: 131 (51.2%)
Blue: 108 (42.5%)

HWB

Hue: 36.23°
Whiteness: 28.24 %
Blackness: 50.98 %

CMY

Cyan: 50.98%
Magenta: 59.22%
Yellow: 71.76%

XYZ

X: 14.58
Y: 14.73
Z: 8.21

YXY

Y1: 14.73
X: 0.39
Y2: 0.39

CIE-Lab

L: 45.26
A: 3.59
B: 21.14

CIE-Lch

L: 45.26
C: 21.44
H: 80.37

CIE-Luv

L: 45.26
U: 15.49
V: 24.28

Hunter-Lab

L: 38.38
A: 0.64
B: 14.19

Other

LRV: ~ 14.7 %
Munsell Color System: 3.2Y 4.4/3.3

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What is Delta E (ΔE)?

Delta E is the standard measure of how different two colors look to the human eye, rather than how far apart their hex codes happen to be. It runs from 0, an exact match, to 100, the largest possible difference — so the lower the Delta E, the closer the match. The match percentage shown on each color below is simply 100% minus its ΔE.

ΔE 0

Identical – an exact match

ΔE under 1

Not perceptible; the eye cannot separate them

ΔE 1 – 2

Perceptible only on close, side-by-side inspection

ΔE 2 – 10

Perceptible at a glance

ΔE over 10

Reads as a different color altogether

Named colors similar to Essential Brown (DE 6203) (Paint - Dunn-Edwards)

These are the named colors closest to Essential Brown (DE 6203) (Paint - Dunn-Edwards), closest match first. Each card shows how much of the color the human eye sees as the same, measured as Delta E (ΔE).

#826644 Color Raw Umber

97.19% match | ΔE 2.81

#837050 Color Shadow (Shadow Green)

96.90% match | ΔE 3.10

#836953 Color Pastel Brown

94.64% match | ΔE 5.36

#987654 Color Pale Brown

91.74% match | ΔE 8.26

Similar colors from Pantone, RAL, and other color matching system

Pantone PMS

Essential Brown (DE 6203) similar/equivalent colors from Pantone PMS. Conversion of Essential Brown (DE 6203) to Pantone PMS

#786748 Color PANTONE 2328 C

98.11% match | ΔE 1.89

#7E6950 Color PANTONE 4244 C

97.34% match | ΔE 2.66

#866D4B Color PANTONE 873 C

97.27% match | ΔE 2.73

#836A4E Color PANTONE 4243 C

97.03% match | ΔE 2.97

Pantone TCX

Essential Brown (DE 6203) similar/equivalent colors from Pantone TCX. Conversion of Essential Brown (DE 6203) to Pantone TCX

#7B643F Color PANTONE 18-0830 TCX - Butternut

97.87% match | ΔE 2.13

#836B4F Color PANTONE 18-1022 TCX - Ermine

97.22% match | ΔE 2.78

#7C6E4E Color PANTONE 18-0724 TCX - Gothic Olive

96.23% match | ΔE 3.77

#7F674F Color PANTONE 18-1018 TCX - Otter

96.18% match | ΔE 3.82

RAL Classic

Essential Brown (DE 6203) similar/equivalent colors from RAL Classic. Conversion of Essential Brown (DE 6203) to RAL Classic

#80643F Color RAL 1036 - Pearl Gold

97.01% match | ΔE 2.99

#745E3D Color RAL 7008 - Khaki Gray

96.28% match | ΔE 3.72

#89693E Color RAL 8000 - Green Brown

95.43% match | ΔE 4.57

#766A5E Color RAL 7006 - Beige Gray

92.30% match | ΔE 7.70

RAL Design

Essential Brown (DE 6203) similar/equivalent colors from RAL Design. Conversion of Essential Brown (DE 6203) to RAL Design

#877254 Color RAL 080 50 20 - Greyish Yellow

95.98% match | ΔE 4.02

#867452 Color RAL 085 50 20 - Pyrite Slate Green

95.25% match | ΔE 4.75

#8A7054 Color RAL 075 50 20 - China Cinnamon

95.23% match | ΔE 4.77

#8C6F54 Color RAL 070 50 20 - Ash Gold

94.26% match | ΔE 5.74

British Standard 4800

Essential Brown (DE 6203) similar/equivalent colors from British Standard 4800. Conversion of Essential Brown (DE 6203) to British Standard 4800

#6C5D38 Color BS 10-A-09 - Grey

94.15% match | ΔE 5.85

#856B34 Color BS 08-B-25 - Beaver

93.91% match | ΔE 6.09

#897749 Color BS 10-B-23 - Brown

92.90% match | ΔE 7.10

Paint similar to Essential Brown (DE 6203) (Paint - Dunn-Edwards)

These are the real paint colors closest to Essential Brown (DE 6203) (Paint - Dunn-Edwards) from major brands, ranked by Delta E (ΔE) match. A paint above 98% will be hard to tell apart from Essential Brown (DE 6203) once it is on a wall.

Dunn-Edwards

Essential Brown (DE 6203) similar/equivalent paint from Dunn-Edwards. Conversion of Essential Brown (DE 6203) to Dunn-Edwards

#7D6848 Color Essential Brown (DE 6203)

Paint - Dunn-Edwards

100.00% match | ΔE 0.00

#876B4B Color Chester Brown (DE 6147)

96.54% match | ΔE 3.46

#7C644B Color Old Boot (DE 6133)

96.38% match | ΔE 3.62

#7E6F4F Color Raw Umber (DET 658)

96.38% match | ΔE 3.62

Sherwin Williams

Essential Brown (DE 6203) similar/equivalent paint from Sherwin Williams. Conversion of Essential Brown (DE 6203) to Sherwin Williams

#7F6743 Color Mossy Gold (SW 6139)

98.51% match | ΔE 1.49

#7A6A51 Color Roycroft Brass (SW 2843)

97.21% match | ΔE 2.79

#7A6841 Color Eminent Bronze (SW 6412)

97.04% match | ΔE 2.96

#867057 Color Thatch Brown (SW 6145)

95.61% match | ΔE 4.39

Valspar

Essential Brown (DE 6203) similar/equivalent paint from Valspar. Conversion of Essential Brown (DE 6203) to Valspar

#786344 Color Potting Soil (T597)

98.10% match | ΔE 1.90

#7E633F Color Grecian Helmet (3006-9A)

97.16% match | ΔE 2.84

#806D46 Color Valencia Moss (6008-4C)

96.89% match | ΔE 3.11

#746045 Color Twilight Jungle (3007-9A)

96.59% match | ΔE 3.41

PPG Paints

Essential Brown (DE 6203) similar/equivalent paint from PPG Paints. Conversion of Essential Brown (DE 6203) to PPG Paints

#7F6640 Color Seasoned Acorn (PPG1096-7)

97.86% match | ΔE 2.14

#756244 Color Olive Wood (PPG1097-7)

97.46% match | ΔE 2.54

#77623A Color Twig Basket (PPG1103-7)

96.51% match | ΔE 3.49

#877252 Color Favorite Fudge (PPG1099-7)

96.09% match | ΔE 3.91

Benjamin Moore

Essential Brown (DE 6203) similar/equivalent paint from Benjamin Moore. Conversion of Essential Brown (DE 6203) to Benjamin Moore

#7B6B4E Color Urban Legend (238)

97.63% match | ΔE 2.37

#826849 Color Blue Ridge Mountains (1043)

97.61% match | ΔE 2.39

#7F6C46 Color Aged Bronze (231)

97.31% match | ΔE 2.69

#816F4E Color Silken Moss (237)

97.09% match | ΔE 2.91

Behr

Essential Brown (DE 6203) similar/equivalent paint from Behr. Conversion of Essential Brown (DE 6203) to Behr

#7D6950 Color Mayan Ruins (N300-7)

97.52% match | ΔE 2.48

#7D6549 Color Arts And Crafts (PPU4-19)

97.50% match | ΔE 2.50

#7B6C4D Color Olive (PPU8-01)

97.04% match | ΔE 2.96

#86714A Color African Plain (S320-7)

95.97% match | ΔE 4.03

Farrow & Ball

Essential Brown (DE 6203) similar/equivalent paint from Farrow & Ball. Conversion of Essential Brown (DE 6203) to Farrow & Ball

#7D634E Color Wainscot (55)

94.18% match | ΔE 5.82

#706556 Color Salon Drab (290)

93.17% match | ΔE 6.83

#827462 Color Broccoli Brown (198)

93.17% match | ΔE 6.83

#6E6656 Color Pantalon (221)

92.63% match | ΔE 7.37

Color Combinations

View more Dunn-Edwards Essential Brown (DE 6203) - #7D6848 color palettes and coordinating colors

1C1710

3C3223

5D4D35

7D6848

9D835B

B29B79

C5B399

Monochromatic Color Palette

Monochromatic colors belong to the same hue angle but different tints and shades. Monochromatic color palette can be generated by keeping the exact hue of the base color and then changing the saturation and lightness.

7D485D

7D4E48

7D6848

787D48

5D7D48

Analogous Color Palette

Analogous colors are a group of colors adjacent to each other on a color wheel. Group of these adjacent colors forms Analogous color scheme Palette. Analogous Palette can be generated by increasing or decreasing the hue value by 30 points.

7D6848

487D68

68487D

Triadic Color Palette

The triadic color palette has three colors separated by 120° in the RGB color wheel

7D6848

487D4D

485D7D

7D4877

Tetradic Color Palette

The tetradic colour scheme composed of two sets of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

7D6848

8A775A

97866C

A4957E

B1A491

BEB3A3

CBC2B5

D8D1C8

E5E0DA

F2EFEC

FFFFFF

Essential Brown (DE 6203) - #7D6848 Tints

7D6848

705D40

645339

574832

4B3E2B

3E3424

32291C

251F15

19140E

0C0A07

000000

Essential Brown (DE 6203) - #7D6848 Shades

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Complementary / Opposite Color

#7D6848

Essential Brown (DE 6203)

#485D7D

Midnight Haze*

Complementary / Opposite Color

Complementary colors are pairs of colors which, when combined or mixed, cancel each other out (lose hue) by producing a grayscale color like white or black. When placed next to each other, they create the strongest contrast for those two colors. Complementary colors also called opposite colors. Complementary color schemes are created using two opposite colors on the color wheel. The examples are red–cyan, green–magenta, and blue–yellow.

What is the contrasting color of Dunn-Edwards Essential Brown (DE 6203) - #7D6848?

Color that best contrast with Dunn-Edwards Essential Brown (DE 6203) - #7D6848 is #485D7D, color name is Midnight Haze*. Contrast indicates a strong difference in color. Contrasting color can be found several ways, Complimentary contrast is one of them. Complementary contrast colors are opposite each other on the color wheel.